The song as a source for history

For an apprehension of the sensible

Abstract

The objective of this article is to discuss how the proposal for empirical analysis of songs, as an analytical tool, allows historians to uncover a sensitive dimension of musical compositions. This approach, which follows the studies of Luiz Tatit (2003, 2012), points out that the sensitive dimension contributes to the listener's aesthetic experience, as well as to the reception of this type of production. Since this aspect often goes unnoticed in historical studies on popular songs and/or Brazilian music, this text also addresses the change undertaken in the way musical objects began to be treated as a source of research, starting in the 1980s. In this sense, the path chosen for this endeavor starts with a general analysis of the song Consideração, featured in the show O Importante É Que A Nossa Emoção Sobreviva. This show, performed in 1975 at the Teatro da Universidade Católica de São Paulo, was performed by musicians Eduardo Gudin and Paulo César Pinheiro and by musician Márcia. This study reveals interdisciplinary opportunities from the new epistemology.